Printing Landscape & from 2nd tray on XEROX Multi Function Printer/Copier

Kenneth Brody kenbrody at spamcop.net
Thu Jan 28 09:57:34 PST 2016


On 1/28/2016 12:10 PM, Jose Lerebours via Filepro-list wrote:
> The problem:
> - Using OpenSuSe Linux
> - Printing to Xerox Multi Function Printer
> - Set in filePro as hp-5 printer type
> - Using lp -d[printer-name] -o landscape -o x17 in printer configuration table
> - filePro 5.08
>
> If I use the same command as above, it print landscape and it pulls paper
> from 2nd tray (11x17).

What is the exact command you use, and from where?

> If I print from Yast printer configuration, it prints from 2nd tray as it is
> configured to

What, exactly, are you printing?

> If I print from filePro, it prints landscape but from 8.5x11 (possibly tray
> 1 ...)
> If printing from OS command line prints proper orientation and from expected
> tray, why doe it not do same from filePro?

What is the exact command line you use from the command prompt, and does the 
file you are printing have any print codes?

What if you send the filePro output to a file, and then:

    cat filename | lp -d[printer-name] -o landscape -o x17

> No print codes other than ( 13 ) to set pitch and ( 13 ) does not have
> anything but setting the pitch.  Tried without the printer code ( 13 ) and
> it still prints from 8.5x11 tray, it prints in landscape but bigger letters.

What about the init code?

-- 
Kenneth Brody


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